Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, July 31, 1917, DAILY EDITION, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text' - 'VV I. . t ' "r DAILY EDITION vol. vn No. 10. tiiuum pass, touraam oorirr, obxoon, tcesdat, jtlt.si, imt. WHOLE SX'MBEB SUA. 91 HI MB GREAT ATTACK SUCCESS 4DERMANS DRIVEN BACK ALONG FRONT Of A MILE BY TKR t . RIFIO ASSAULT ' ALL BRITISH OBJECTIVES GAINED Preach Troope Oo-optirne In Bp new fal Mm Attache Which Follow Week of Artillery Preparation ' London. July II. The British and French signalised the beginning of tho fourth year of the war with Joint offensive on two JronU. ' ! Sweeping forward successfully to tholr flrat objectives In Flanders by the Messlnee-Wytschaete ridge, tha British, aailitad by tha French on tbe latt, brought their raat artillery .preparations of tha past waak to a tremndous climax by coacerted nui attaoka. I . Dispatches from the front thla af ternoon report that tha Brltlih have captured 1sBaaaeviIle. which 1 Indi cates that tha British hate ad renew) at least a half mile. All counter-attacks have been beaten beck. ,.; This afternoon. tha victorious troor re consolidating their galna. OaaJral Halg did not mention tha -sntaot extent of tha ftrltiaJvPreaeh offensive, bat gave Ha lowermost point aa aorta of tha QRiver tys. Proet dispatches Indicate thaf; .ktintfK MHitlxnlna ttarcair Today." Two or three German couater at-! tacks have been absolutely repulsed v - . . . - ay ine rTencn ana nniim. i Today'a attache oommenced early, t. the mornlaa the first man rolnc over the too at 1:60 a. m. ' . , -r Blsbee, Aria., July II. Fred H. Moor of los uYageleev attorney for Warren mining district last night by, deputy sheriffs. ' Ha had an Interview with tha local law and order committea hut declined to state his exact reasons for being In the district Ha waa aaked to return to another confer ence at. 4 o'clock but failed to show hp. When ha was found, ho was promptly put Into aa automobile, . driven to Douglas and put aboard an out-going train. : 1 . JiiDiCH AO MS HAVE BEEN TRAIiiED I Freaoh Front, Juna Boi-Mll-i front, but tha dogs do hot bark of siaaia of the French army take their! irowl.- Instead UWy oklt tha attan- regular turn of repose together with ivalr human comrades In tha "test camps' of tha second line, where tha arc relieved for a time from -the nerve-racking thunder of tha , cannon which Is their dally , lot In - tha front trenches. 1 . , ; Thssa dogs, mostly of the sheep-dog species, do most valuable ser vice, at night more especially, In . company with the look-outs who - have tha task of keeping an unfsll- ,(ng guard on tha front lines. The ' dogs have become quite accustomed to the roar and bursting shells, which whn tha animals wars flrat 'sent to the fighting line caused them ,to run off with thetr . tails drooping. Now whsn tha human sentinels ; are posted right In faea or the enemy, tacks. ..Vhen the Germans arrlvad ' .the dogs take up their position quite- the French w;irer they found the naturally beside' them .end keep a tlflevma wnlUng for thenf nxf they sharp watch out otet ' "no, mao'a werer djretf nck- with henry; loaaso, k kV-Th'Ol.ipo.jip at .tha'-'wjli; Xdi "iiaseur v tbemaftlvfs it slightest rustle in 'tjw- dacttnoiic Kd'ffni ' lba a-an ktll'edl ' ' 4 FOILS IW.AV. STRIKE Attempts to 1oee J Iowa Two Sow MUls Palled.. Rock Pile Loons for Other Offenders Portland, July II. Attempta by the L W. W. to cell atrlkaa is aww mills In this city wart Bad yeator day, but failed before fairly nnder way. ; . . The attempts were made during tha noon luncheon hour. A few man responded la each of tha mills, but most of tham soon returned to wort. : "! . Upon being notified of what was taking place, Mayor Baker person ally led a detachment of police re serves to tha mills affected and two men were arrested, who had been leaders la calling tha strikes. They gave the names of Harry Mtynard and V. Jerlnall respectively. Later B. Brlansea waa arrested. . ' , Tha man admitted being I. W. W. members. Later In (ha day Mayor Raker ordered tha re-opening of the municipal rock pile which has not been operated of lata, and announc ed that all parsons convicted of In citing disorder would be sent there to break rock while . serving , their sentence. Il CERTAIN IttLUBjXEtffl taa ; Praacbieo. July II State Attorney; Oeneral 'Webb has glvea hla written eonsaat thai a aa trial T. 3. Mooaey, an aader ! wr vr "".,,fWTrT committed In this city last Ju,ly "0 r tM 'day narade. . - - ... . ' . . ' Tha re-mal.. wlll be granted ba- ikllse of the development that F Oxmaa, principal witness Htnti fttooney. has attempted to bribe . other witnesses to testify falsely against Mooney. v Iff i LVhllv iwnmvn iv ' Oakland, July II. Mora than 40 persons were Injured, most of them slightly when two street cars crash ed together last night. One car struck the other on the aide at right angles. Hoppling It over in the street. f Both cars were crowded. The failure of air brakes was given as tha causa of the accident. Toklo. Julyjl. It waa officially announced hers that Japanese des troys, while convoying British transports ln ' tho Mediterranean, sank a submarine which X attacked the'shipeP"M',: ... :. ; tlon of ths soldlsf aehtry by wagging thalr tails and tddvlag gbout nerv ously. On many ocicaaldtis they have given notice In this we? of an enemy patrol moving About stealthily In front and have perceived tha ap proach Of raiding parties of Germans Iqng before their human companions had any Idea that any hostile move ment was In progress. " -' i In tact, a considerable part of tho French success In beating off Ger man raias nss been duo to the dog sentinels' acute vision and hearing Ona battalion of tha famous Alpine Chsssenrs which possesses a nunt- berof those eiifmels has, owing to thalr alsrtnoss, been enabled to pro per ((ms(r,dfene on sis occasions this month against Oermsn night at POU SIMM TO HOLD LINES NEW flOHTIBiO SPIRIT AMOKO RC88IAJW ALONG HABJ) PRHSBBO GALICIAN PROMT Fifty Oerasaa Splea IMsgvJeodV as Raaslaa Soldiers Caogfat aa4 Snot ' Wlthoat Delay London, July II. Russia aesms to be somewhat recoverlnr from tho disaster Into which her armies were thrown by the Intrigues of 'Qerman spye. Dispatches from tha front yester day and today show that tha Rus sians In some sectors of tho Gallctaa front are making a vigorous effort to atom tha tide of the Teuton's ad vance. In one section, at laast,t)iey are undertaking tha Initiative' sad vigorously pressing battle upon the Oermaaa. . In several aectors the lojal troops have halted aad now are facing the Auatro-Oermaaa and offering resis tance as beat tbey can with their badly depleted forces. Altbeuih tha standa they have made have as yet been aaanoeassfal la holding back to any great extent tha asmarlcally . . a parlor ' Aastro- then (ha fpktt of loyalty is still sllve In many o( the man of General Kor- "nllofft araay. The Raumanlam - and Rursiana flghtlnf neat tha northwestern bor der of Roumanla, continue, to press forward In the Casta nj Putm val-1 wyi. having captured alx additional villages and added materially to tha number of men and guns captured. Fifty Oerman splea disguised aa Rus sian soldiers are reported 1 to have been caught and shot. ASK troops n : TO PROTECT IhILLS Olympla, Waah., July II. ttlng that tha I,' W. W. attuatlon In tha state of Washington waa such a ser ious meaaA that It would bo unsafe to allow tha federal troops now quar tered there to bo withdrawn, Gover nor Uster haa wired tho government at' Washlngton,requiBstiBg that these troops bo allowed to remain. Dr. Carlton Parker, federal tn kpettor, who appeared before' tha state council of defense declsred that the lumbar" situation In tha states it so serious that It may have a decided effect on government wOfav Mayors of tan cities presented a statement, declaring "It is up to mill owners and employers of labor to do everything possible to settle the strike, which has paralysed the log ging and lumbering Industry of west ern Washington tor the past two weeks. E CI ' San Jose, CaL, July II. Ralph P. Merrltt representing Herbert C. Hoover,, and Harris Welnstock rep resenting Governor Stevens, feel to day that a settlement of the can nery strike here win toon foe affected , It s said, unofflciafly that the me diators wilt present, a contract which wfU exolro December If and ask both parties to slgar U" K carti' for I1H -ceaU'ld' ttdur stralghtl (Irtrs, Meroadler save taw ualoav wilt', accept thla. r - - - TO BE BY SENATE FINANCE . COMMITTEE ADM HEAVY SLICES ON SEV-i ERAIi TAX ITEMS . FIGURE HEAVY LIQU03 IXCOME Corporations aad Addltioaal Laoeaaa Taxes Win Raise Total to Nearly Two BtDlow Anwslly WaahlngtoiC Jnlr Sl A two par cent anrtax on corporations; Increase of a dollar a gallon In tha tax on d la tilled spirits; Increase of at emtta pat barrel In the tax on beer, have bean agreed upon by tho senate fin ance committee as amendment to the ravanna bOL ''"'r:"j. 'V'f' From tha anrtax on corporation Incomes, tha eommlttee feopaa to raise 1112,000,000.- Tho Increase on Income taaee of Jndlvldnala, above 115.000. is expected to yield 2S, 000.000 to 111,000,000. Tho Honor tax Increase, making the total tax fS.ll per gallon la pected to yield 190,000,000. while tho beer tax Increase will yield f ll, 000.000. ' Tha wlna tax will be Increased. These increases, as adopted, are doalgaed to make up tho additional tlTI.000.000 needed to bring the commlttae'a original bill to tha yield ing of 11,041,000,000. ' ' v . x It win bo naxad 4hai tha. finance eeenatlttea. tav ltfr eattasasaa eome, assumes that Joe prsisat law respecting liquor trafdo will not ba materially changed. grPKKMK COCBSf DECIDES . LgRFELP VS. LKKFBLD CASB, ialem, July 11. The state ad- promt eourt today affirmed the de cision of Judge Calkins In tha ease of Ottis Leefeld ' apdilaat against Elisabeth Leefeld, which case was appealed from Josephine county. - -. 10 BUY JAP'S BOATS Paris, July I L la a discussion In tha chamber of deputies today, In which the. need of , more shipping tonnage waa atatod to bo tho great concern of the aJlloa at the preaeat time, a report waa made to the effect that. Franca , had been, negotiating ,wih Japan for 'eonalderabla share of that nation's available ships, but Jhe terms were so absolutely pro hibitive" that the matter had been dropped. STREET CAR STRiXE IS liEAR SEITLOiT 8eaiUe, July 81 The Seattlo-Ta. coma street car strike is virtually ended thla afternoon, through o con ference between the cameo and ( reaentatlvea of the company. . President Leonard is oaderatood to have agreed that the men shall bo permitted to return to work with-. out lose of seniority? the question of hours and working conditions to be left to a board of three arbitrators. President ' Henry Suisallo of the University of Washington, chairman of the state council of defense; H. O. Bradley, of Boston, representing tho Stone A Webster Interests tn Seattle and Taooma; and Jamea Dun can, representing the union carmen, wHl meet. In eowferenoe today aad seek to end tho atrtke. .' All three men aro safe? to a Hopeful ,ot ond ' in tie atrfko. Thw strike vas call- led to tufa thsr ffttt ef elonaini to WIS DASED SIMS tt eto? u1' " ' f ."w-W't ajn. .. .., ,J T-.ms MfW . 1ti Kiai THQIIIIG OREGON FOS State tapertatendeat of Rae Scbeaae o( Teacfaiag Rasoarces ofaXateia Salem, July 10. To enable Dra gon school children to obtain lntl mate knowledge of the state's agri cultural , and manufacturing ' i sources by dealing with tho same facta and figures handled by Oregon business men and growers, Svperin- tofident of Public Inatnetioa J. A. Cnurehill la planning to alvo tha stndanto actual problaau in arith metic concerning farming questions. deals la fruit timber, grain aad other orodscta. ; t Letters have been' aent to secro tariea of commercial organizations throughout the atxte, fioperlntaa cent Churchill announced hero to day,' asking them to send to tho de partment of education problems baa ad on actual figures.. Problems are wanted from ovary county ta tha Tor agricultural products the problems should be baaed upon the yield per aero, price per pound, us ing always tho accepted market unit" the letter read. "For dairy products tha problems should bring oat tho yield per cow, the number of acres required to keep one cow aad tho fruit problems should ahow tho dif ferent frulta raised In Oregon.' "At present there la no way of teaching In our public schools the agricultural and manafaetarlng re sources of various sections of Ora gon except by memorising what ni'""" V"1, . "...i Uufrt In onr., geography, supple-, oondlOon has i oomo obont men ted by conmercUl. lnb ,paaH. tt rmHro4 phlete-wtho better ooirrJnnoitiTha 'tXltt. srnto to to Oaegram dlfflculty with thla pun la that too lto ordere ali- inuch memory work la required and many of the practical details are omittod." . ,; .; , SOIATE JJEBATES 0;i rail Af,;Ei;o:,:oiT Washington, July 11. The debate on the nation-wide prohibition am endment occupied tho oenate'a atten tion- today, t But-low oenatoro.ro- maiaod ta their seats aad tha gal leries were almost empty.-' ' Senator Shoppard of Texas opened the discussion In favor of the am endment Underwood of Alabama oppoaed the same and he waa fol lowed by Aahurst of Arlsona who was In favor. ' ' , A largo number of sanatora have announced thalr Intention of speak ing on tha resolution. Tho debate haa continued all day today. PARBIT SHP IS VERITABLE SUPPLY CITY : TO Amil DESTROYER FLOTILLA AB!X.'J) With tha American Destroyer Flo tilla la British Waters. Juna II. (By mall) "Wa can make most any thing a destroyer wants from an anchor to a needle." ' .' An American sailor, doing hla bit aboard tha big parent ship that looks after the brood of destroyers, de livered himself of this tribute to the great war vessel as he filed away at a big piece of brass. The metal had been cast right there on the ship to make, a propeller, for a small boat and ha waa now taking off some of the rough edges. . Rations are unknown. ' The lunch eon. bill was: Vegetable soup, cold ham and beef, plenty of bread and butter, -tapioca pudding and coffee. Tha sailor Oliver Twiat may keep on coming back for mora till he hu had enough, ' s This luncheon bill Included an Item that Xing George aadfUord- Oeorga do '"not have1-.. today-Mure white bread. The big flour maga- tfaWaro Mated frith 'aaeka of un. r-''ff'eWesiaWaS(Hd .' KFS FILED; III AIHX WOliDCASE ATTEMPT Of MEDFOKD JOBSZSS TO OET PAIR BATES TORSS ANOTHER FIGHT J ..t '' n :.!.. v..1' 0C1 STATE OCSsTFdl Loag Dnsruaast . Flgte 7 to Soothes OMOSSl Jobbing Bo Tot Settle Another chapter la tho Cuneve Medforarato case waa opened by tho mini of A brlaf vtth tho later atato commerce commission by tka Southern Pacific railroad at Waek- Ington yesterday. The case arisen out of the action brought by tho city of Moiford against tho Southern Although the . case waa brought by Modford, the decision affocto other southern Oregon points qatto aa much aa that dty. With tha rail road company defeated In Ma ooav tenttona la tho caaa, ratea Into this section or, tee state from, eastern polnte would ba materially towerod. ' Modford complained that claas ratea from that town Into aoitlioia California aad to Klamath Fab aro so naado an to discriminate in favor of jobbora in San. Fraaeiaea, aerar lornm commiamon, aau prior w usi reduction within. Oregon to tho Cali fornia la were, made by tho Oregon commission. ; As a malt tho tntor state rates aeros Iho state Una, which MCford hu to use to reach northern California, aro foinjpojra- tfvely nlgCv:.'.-' -t-. j ' , ."Modford jobbers are to a aarioua predJcament," says the railroad, "feat the Southern Psclflc la not reapoa sfble for it Tha whole queatlon Is one of rate relationship, aad Madford has bean between tho two r mOl-, stoneo." v..vA .-"'!; ' There la no avenue of relief, it ta asserted, except by aa order of tho laterstate commission permitting tho railroad to adjust tte , Caltromln ratea between San Francisco ' aad Madford to tho basis that existed be fore tho California, commission coat palled reductions to bo made, which would produce tho same issue aa m the Bhrevoport case. ' 0t-B. Manual left last night re turning to Kinsley, Kan., after spending two, weeks hero with rela tives. , ..' adulterated flour and when'1 the white-clad bakers have cleaned up tho mat of It there will be mora com ing from tho United States. Tho parent ahlp supplies tho dea troyers with bread. . It also con tains the department store where sailors replenish their lockers. There Is a barber shop fitted out with white enamelled . equipment And there la a hospital where human re pairs go on while ihe workshops are fixing damaged vessels. There's a laundry, a bank, a post- office, a miniature Ice cream factory, ad electric ahop, a carpenter shop there's even a Jail tor offending cltl sens of the floating community. ThO submarine hunters msy, see aboard ship the best 'Amerlcaa movlee of ten better than those shown at night In the single movie show which thut base town supports, c . '. iv t The English would call her a do not-ship, r To tha American navy she . Is a parent ahlp and the submarine tght ereo hare has proved the) foresight of her builders. " ' '' ' -ft ; J J- i V' ; -; :a vb-.' -m ' - 'V if